Hebrews 6

The Danger of Falling Away

1ThereforeG1352 1leavingG863 2the 3elementaryG746 teachingG3056 about the 4ChristG5547, let us pressG5342 on to 56maturityG5047, not layingG2598 againG3825 a foundationG2310 of repentanceG3341 from 7deadG3498 worksG2041 and of faithG4102 towardG1909 GodG2316, 2of 8instructionG1322 about 9washingsG909 and 10layingG1936 onG1936 of handsG5495, and about the 11resurrectionG386 of the deadG3498 and 12eternalG166 judgmentG2917. 3And thisG3778 we will doG4160, 13ifG1437G4007 GodG2316 permitsG2010. 4For it is 14impossibleG102, in the case of thoseG3588 who have onceG530 been 15enlightenedG5461 and have tastedG1089 of 16the heavenlyG2032 giftG1431 and have beenG1096 madeG1096 17partakersG3353 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, 5and 18have tastedG1089 the goodG2570 19wordG4487 of GodG2316 and the powersG1411 of 20the ageG165 toG3195 comeG3195, 6and then have 21fallenG3895 awayG3895, to 22restoreG340 them againG3825 to repentanceG3341, 2324since they againG388 crucifyG388 to themselvesG1438 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 and putG3856 Him toG3856 openG3856 shameG3856. 7For groundG1093 that drinksG4095 the rainG5205 which oftenG4178 25fallsG2064 on it and producesG5088 vegetationG1008 usefulG2111 to thoseG1565 26for whoseG3739 sakeG1223 it is alsoG2532 tilledG1090, receivesG3335 a blessingG2129 from GodG2316; 8but if it yieldsG1627 thornsG173 and thistlesG5146, it is worthlessG96 and 2728closeG1451 to being cursedG2671, and 29it endsG5056 up being burnedG2740.

Better Things for You

9But, 30belovedG27, we are convincedG3982 of betterG2909 thingsG2909 regardingG4012 you, and things that 31accompanyG2192 salvationG4991, evenG2532 thoughG1487 we are speakingG2980 inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779. 10For 32GodG2316 is not unjustG94 so as to forgetG1950 33your workG2041 and the loveG26 whichG3739 you have shownG1731 towardG1519 His nameG3686, by having 34servedG1247 and by still servingG1247 the 35saintsG40. 11And we desireG1937 that eachG1538 oneG1538 of you demonstrateG1731 the sameG846 diligenceG4710 36so as to realize the 37fullG4136 assuranceG4136 of 38hopeG1680 untilG891 the endG5056, 12soG2443 thatG2443 you will not be sluggishG3576, but 39imitatorsG3402 of thoseG3588 who throughG1223 40faithG4102 and enduranceG3115 41inheritG2816 the promisesG1860.

13For 42when GodG2316 madeG1861 the promiseG1861 to AbrahamG11, sinceG1893 He couldG2192 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by noG3762 oneG3762 greaterG3173, He 43sworeG3660 by HimselfG1438, 14sayingG3004, “44indeedG1487G3375 I will greatlyG2127 blessG2127 you and I will greatlyG4129 multiplyG4129 you.” 15And soG3779, 45having patientlyG3114 waitedG3114, he obtainedG2013 the promiseG1860. 1646For peopleG444 swearG3660 anG3660 oathG3660 by 47oneG3173 greaterG3173 than themselves, and with them 48an oathG3727 serving as confirmationG951 is an endG4009 of everyG3956 disputeG485. 1749In the sameG3739 way GodG2316, desiringG1014 evenG4053 moreG4053 to demonstrateG1925 to 50the heirsG2818 of the promiseG1860 5152the fact that His purposeG1012 is unchangeableG276, 53confirmedG3315 it with an oathG3727, 18soG2443 thatG2443 by twoG1417 unchangeableG276 thingsG4229 in whichG3739 54it is impossibleG102 for GodG2316 to lieG5574, we who have takenG2703 refugeG2703 would haveG2192 strongG2478 encouragementG3874 to holdG2902 firmlyG2902 to 55the hopeG1680 setG4295 beforeG4295 us. 1956ThisG3739 57hope we haveG2192 as an anchorG45 of the soulG5590, a hope bothG5037 sureG804 and reliableG949 and one which 58entersG1525 59withinG2082 the veilG2665, 2060whereG3699 JesusG2424 has enteredG1525 as a forerunnerG4274 for us, having becomeG1096 a 61highG749 priestG749 foreverG165 accordingG2596 to the orderG5010 of MelchizedekG3198.